Pediatrics Flashcards
Ductus venosus
Umbilical vein to IVC (bypassing liver)
Ductus Arterios
Aorta to pulmonary artery
Umbilical arteries (2)-
carries deoxygenated blood from fetus back to mother
Umbilical vein
carries oxygenated blood
CO dependent on HR
does not tolerate bradycardia
SV fixed
always have glyco/atropine
The baroreceptor reflex is not completely developed
Limiting ability to compensate for hypotension with reflex tachycardia
Autonomic innervation of the neonatal heart is predominately controlled by the
parasympathetic nervous system
Bradycardia with minor interventions (suctioning/DL)
total body water of preterm infant
80%
total body water of term infant
70
total body water of 6m-1y
60
VOD
Vd = Dose / plasma concentration of drug
Loading dose =
Vd x ( desired plasma concentration/bioavailability)
Acidic drugs are favortable absorbed where?
stomach (Non-ionized)
Basic drugs are best absorbed where?
alkaline intestines
(most oral drugs)
Slower in neonates and young children-delayed gastric emptying
Time in weeks between the first day of the last menstrual period and the day of delivery (weeks).
Gestational age
Time that has elapsed since birth (days, weeks, months or years)
Chronological Age
Gestational age + chronological age (weeks)
Post Menstrual Age
At what age does a baby need to stay overnight for apnea monitoring?
60 weeks post gestational age or PMA
Chronological age is reduced by the number of weeks born before 40 weeks of gestation (weeks, months).
Corrected Age
dictates mile stones
pvr in utero
elevated
Diverts a majority of RV output to the descending aorta via ductus arteriosus.
describe Transitional Circulation
Lungs: fluid is replaced by air (raising alveolar O2 tension) and fluid is resorbed
↓ PVR
Hypoxic vasoconstriction in lungs reverses
↑ flow of blood in lungs → Path of least resistance
↑ blood return to LA (↑ pressure)-PFO closes (closes pop off)
↑ flow out LVOT, DA senses ↑ pO2, PGE from placenta ↓ & DA closes
PGE keeps DA open during transposition, HLHS
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn
PDO / PDA might not close because of high right-sided pressure
Rapid desaturation: FiO2 won’t help → Phenylephrine and Nitric Oxide
Managing PPHN
O2, correct acidosis, normothermia, nitric oxide, surfactant, HFV, remodulin, sildenafil, milrinone, bosentan
Can peds patients adjust their SV?
no. SV fixed, CO is dependent on HR
CO = HR x SV
baroreceptor is not developed
Limiting ability to compensate for hypotension with reflex tachycardia
fetal hemoglobin causes a what shift?
left (love) 19 vs 27